Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tonga 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0389 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0458 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0639 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0708 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1056 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1694 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1976 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2667 1000 USD per square kilometre | +433.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1681 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2847 1000 USD per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +183.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5653 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2583 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5528 1000 USD per square kilometre | +114.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4458 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2306 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1847 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1153 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 0.175 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4611 1000 USD per square kilometre | +163.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4611 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3681 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4722 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5764 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6166 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6569 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6971 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7373 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7776 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8178 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5664 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9369 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9613 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6833 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 2012 | 1.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.37 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.74 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.67 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 2.62 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4323 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +433.3% | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2667 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1264 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0389 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2847 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2938 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1069 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5653 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5824 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3681 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7776 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5664 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6833 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.89 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 40 Greece 2.63 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 2.55 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 42 Romania 2.53 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 44 Croatia 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Cyprus 2.36 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ireland 2.32 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Tonga was 2.48 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.